Montclair Students Selected For Prestigious Summer Musical Theatre Program

Montclair, NJ - The New Jersey-based nonprofit theater Paper Mill Playhouse announced that it has selected multiple Montclair students to be a part of its prestigious Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory for 2016.

According to a theater news release, members of the competitive Conservatory who earned spots in the Senior (ages 15-18), Junior Plus (ages 13-14), and Junior Companies (ages 10-12) will be directed and choreographed by Paper Mill Playhouse’s professional artistic staff on their way to producing an original concert on the Paper Mill mainstage, “New Voices of 2016: Everything Old Is New Again!”

Learn more about the concert here.

In Montclair, selected students included:

• Justin Comini
• Ella Fine
• Will Flamm

Students selected to the program will participate in intensive classes including musical theater performance, acting, dance, and improvisation, while also attending guest workshops led by professional actors, directors, and casting agents, theater staff said.

“It’s gratifying when [our students] make a name or themselves on Broadway or in Hollywood, but even if they do not, the skills they learn and the work ethic they develop will serve them in any field,” stated Lisa Cooney, Paper Mill Playhouse Director of Education.

Selected students included:

Matthew Sahadi, Basking Ridge

Helen Shen, Basking Ridge

Hannah Skokan, Bedminster

Adam Cantor, Berkeley Heights

Victoria Rivard, Berkeley Heights

Ellie Kallay, Bloomfield

Jennifer Brady, Bound Brook

Hannah Sky Caldwell-Pretlow, Bound Brook

Maeve Touhey, Bridgewater

Mollie DeFilippo, Caldwell

Francesca Catrone, Cedar Grove

Emma Wilcox, Cedar Knolls

Liam Driscoll, Chatham

Andrew Palmieri, Chatham

Teax Armijo, Chester

Garrett Forrestal, Cranford

Dominique Diggs, East Orange

Carmine Mastrokostas, Eatontown

Gabby Gomez, Elizabeth

Arwen-Vira Marsh, Elkins Park

Trevor Braun, Fair Lawn

Alexa Aquino, Franklin Lakes

Claire Wolfson, Frenchtown

Jacob Lesser, Gillette

Stephen Hoebee- Elardo, Glen Ridge

Sofia Fusco, Glen Rock

Serena Brown, Hackettstown

Caleb Hafen, Hackettstown

Victoria Duffy, Hawthorne

Wasif Sami, Hillsborough

Sarah Coleman, Holmdel

Jacob Canderozzi, Jackson

Thomas Short, Jersey City

Alexa Karp, Kenilworth

Melody Stubbs, Kenilworth

Lauren Medina, Lebanon

Andrew Plinio, Lebanon

David Marques, Linden

Vanessa Sierra, Linden

Anna McCarthy, Madison

Molly McCarthy, Madison

Ben Sadowski, Madison

Sam Chuck, Mahwah

Alex Iozzio, Maplewood

Hunter Kovacs, Maplewood

Georgia Post-Lipnick, Maplewood

Charlotte Post-Lipnick, Maplewood

Milo Shields, Maplewood

Lila Zinner, Maplewood

Maya Karp, Marlboro

Elizabeth LeClerc, Martinsville

Joseph DeGrandpre, Mendham

Deidre Thompson, Mendham

Wyatt McManus, Mickleton

Jordan Reina, Milford

Amanda Heckmann, Millburn

Halle Just, Millburn

Justin Comini, Montclair

Ella Fine, Montclair

Will Flamm, Montclair

Julia Ravenna, Montebello

Jeffrey Gallup, Montville

Matt Adamo, Morristown

Andrew Goren, Mount Laurel

Toleeya Napolitano, Mountain Lakes

Michele Roman, Neptune

Justin Flores, New Milford

Mikayla White, Old Bridge

Amaya White, Old Bridge

Megan Bodmer, Oxford

Bill Fitzpatrick, Park Ridge

Taylor Leigh Bera, Parlin

Nicole Streger, Peapack

Michael Akakpo, Rahway

Brandon Grajales, Rahway

Najah Hetsberger, Rahway

Katelynn Perez, Rahway

Arionna Sterling, Rahway

Kate Mazza, Red Bank

Alexander Birchwale, Ridgefield

Sarah Thorn, Ridgefield

Spencer Gonzalez, Ridgewood

Mia Lowy, Ridgewood

Angelina Boris, River Edge

Victoria Csatay, Rivervale

Mackenzie Schaefer, Rockaway

Alyssa Shoemaker, Rockaway

Valentina Zazzali, Saddle River

Caitlyn Kops, Scarsdale

Sara Miller, Scotch Plains

Tahlia Bernstein, Short Hills

Sydney Brenton, Short Hills

Jonathan Charette, Short Hills

Judith DiMinni, Short Hills

Rachel Gesner, Short Hills

Veronica Gonzalez, Short Hills

William Kaiser, Short Hills

Alexa Kerner, Short Hills

Aashni Sawhney, Short Hills

Simran Sawhney, Short Hills

Naomi Fisch, South Orange

Olivia Pryor, South Orange

Olivia Row, Sparta

Maginnis Buckley, Summit

Caroline Collins, Summit

Samantha Kelleher, Summit

Sydney Veloso, Summit

Charlotte Wesson, Summit

Brooke Nagel, Towaco

Jonathan Duvelson, Union

Crystal Wright, Union

Maya Fortgang, Verona

Gary Bowman, Voorhees

Luke Berninger, Wayne

Nick Berninger, Wayne

Timothy Thompson, Wayne

Duncan Cook, Westfield

Madeline Hudelson, Westfield

Sarah Rappoport, Westfield

Emma Stern, Westfield

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